PRODUCTION TEAM

- DIRECTOR -

Ky Daisey

Kylie “Ky” Daisey is a Senior at The College majoring in Theater Performance and Is Just Happy So To Be Here! You might've seen their work at the end of Center Stage’s previous season with Deathtrap by Ira Levin. They have previously filled Assistant Director roles in the College's production of Men on Boats and PURE Theatre's production of The Lehman Trilogy. They would like to say thanks to their wonderful cast and crew for their effort and their creative minds!

Director's Statement

- STAGE MANAGEMENT -

Michael Davenport

Michael Davenport is a senior at the College, double majoring in Arts Management and Studio Arts, with a concentration in painting. This is his first time in the role as Stage Manager, having previously acted in Center Stage’s The Bacchae, Main Stage’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and Piccolo Spoleto’s Under the Lights. He is grateful to the cast and crew for their patience and understanding, and thankful to Ky Daisey for choosing to work with him as their Stage Manager.

Aidan Wunderley

Aidan Wunderley is a senior theatre major at the College of Charleston. Previously, Aidan has stage managed Firebringer: A Stone Age Musical (2022) with Center Stage and the spring dance concert, Pathways (2024) with CofC Main Stage. Aidan is grateful for the chance to work with this amazing team on such an interesting piece of theatre.

- SCENIC DESIGN -

Kat Cottingham

Kat Cottingham is a Senior at the College, double majoring in Studio Art and Jewish Studies, with a minor in Southern Studies. This is Kat's first design role, having previously been on the makeup crew for Rocky Horror Picture Show in 2022 and performed as Riff Raff in Rocky Horror 2023.

- LIGHTING DESIGN -

Reed Reed

Reed Reed is a computing in the arts major. This is Reed’s senior year at the College of Charleston. They have previously designed for Cofc's Pathways and Spoleto adaptation of DeathTrap.

- SOUND DESIGN -

Morgan Kelly*

Morgan Kelly (they/them) is a senior at the College majoring in English with a concentration in Writing, Rhetoric, and Publication and a minor in history. This is their third (or second and a half) time sound designing for a Center Stage production, having worked on As I Was, Not As I Am by August Hakvaag and the staged reading of Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George. Morgan is grateful for another opportunity to try their hand at design, and it’s always a pleasure to work with Ky Daisey.

- PROPERTIES DESIGN -

LG Wiley*

LG Wylie (she/her) is a senior at the College of Charleston, majoring in Theatre (Performance). She has worked backstage as a part of wardrobe crew for Center Stage’s Firebringer (2022) and Main Stage’s Pippin (2023). While most of LG’s credits involve being on stage, she is so thankful to have had the opportunity to see the initial design process of a production as the props designer. A big thank you goes to her parents’ for keeping their old phones from way back in the day and graciously letting the cast use them!

- COSTUME DESIGN -

Isabella Gardner

Isabella Gardner is a senior Theatre and Arts Management double major. She was featured by the College of Charleston Mainstage in Men on Boats, In Love and Death, and Two Gentlemen of Verona, and by Center Stage in Firebringer, and The Bacchae. She is also proud to be the Founding Co-Artistic director of the Center Stage Fringe Festival! She has spent the summer moving into the new Simmons Center for the Arts, managing tickets at the George Street Box Office, and working backstage at the Sottile Theatre. Isabella urges the audience to disconnect and examine the role of their cellphones in their life.

- HAIR/ MAKEUP DESIGN -

Michael Davenport

Michael Davenport is a senior at the College, double majoring in Arts Management and Studio Arts, with a concentration in painting. This is his first time in a design role, having previously acted in Center Stage’s The Bacchae, Main Stage’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and Piccolo Spoleto’s Under the Lights. He is glad to get to show off his visual arts skill set in a Centerstage show.

- DRAMATURGY -

Jacob Rye

Jacob Rye (he/him) is a senior studying theater at the College of Charleston. You may have seen him in some other Centerstage productions, such as The Bacchae, Firebringer, and the Rocky Horror Picture Show: Shadowcast. This is also his second credit as a Dramaturg for a CenterStage production. He is very excited and grateful to be a part of this production of Dead Man’s Cell Phone. He would like to thank the wonderful cast, for their willingness to participate with the text and their creative input. For steering the ship, he would like to thank Michael Davenport and Aidan Wunderley. He would also like to thank Ky Daisey for their creative direction, patience, and leadership.

DRAMATURGY NOTE

CREW

SOUND BOARD OPERATOR
Kris Barrick

LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR
Em Hutto

STAGEHAND
AK Dennis

HEAD ELECTRICIAN
Bootsie Baldwin

TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
Alex Jones and Hannah Moore

MARKETING
Mira Zimmerman

PHOTOGRAPHY
Chris Warzynski

THE CAST

**Natalia Ramirez- Other Woman/ Stranger**

Isabella Gardner - Jean

Halle White - Dwight

Halle White is a senior double majoring in Arts Management and Dance with a concentration in Performance & Choreography. When she isn’t dancing, she loves to get involved in theatre. This will be her third show with Center Stage and she was last seen in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind(2024) and The Bacchae(2023).

Jacob Rye - Gordon

LG Wiley* - Mrs. Gottlieb

LG Wylie (she/her) is a senior Theatre (Performance) major at the College of Charleston. She has been seen in Center Stage’s productions of The Bacchae (2023) and Hurricane Diane (2024) and in Main Stage’s Men on Boats (2023) and The Importance of Being Earnest (2024). LG is so thankful for such an awesome team to work with and is excited for you to see what they all have created!

Carsyn Ridgeway - Hermia

Carsyn Ridgeway is a junior at the College of Charleston, majoring in Theatre with a concentration in Theatre for Youth. Her recent acting credits include the Center Stage 2024 Fringe Festival, Under The Lights for the Piccalo Spoleto festival, and the 2023 Shadow Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Carsyn is very grateful for the opportunity to work with this extraordinary cast and crew and is forever in awe of their passion and dedication to bringing this project to life.

Natalia Ramirez - Other Woman/ Stranger

Natalia Ramirez (she/ her) is a senior theatre performance major here at the College of Charleston. She has previously been productions such as Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadowcast, Men on Boats, and Under the Lights for the Piccolo Spoleto festival. She is very thankful to be able to start off her senior year with this amazing cast and crew.

SPECIAL THANKS TO…

The College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance

The Center Stage Board

JD Stallings

Miles Boinest

Chris Warzysnki

Janine McCabe

The Office New Student Programs

THE BOARD

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Morgan Kelly

ASST. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Madeline Hall

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Aidan Wunderley

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Bootsie Baldwin

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Mira Zimmerman

SOCIAL MEDIA / EVENTS COORDINATOR
LG Wiley

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Alex Jones

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Hannah Moore

*Indicates member of the Center Stage Board

CONTENT WARNING

Center Stage is committed to giving our audiences fair warning of sensitive material. This play contains use of strong language.